Bank robbed at gunpoint | Daily News

Bank robbed at gunpoint

Police conducting investigations. Picture by G. Sirisena, Dikwella Special
Police conducting investigations. Picture by G. Sirisena, Dikwella Special

Two armed persons wearing full face helmets, who arrived on a motorcycle, had stormed the People’s Bank branch at Kudawella around 9.50 am yesterday and robbed cash at gunpoint before escaping on the motorcycle, according to a complaint made to Tangalle Police on the police hotline.

Police said a customer who received a gunshot injury when the suspects opened fire during the melee, is warded at the Tangalle hospital. There was no information about the amount of money robbed by the suspects.

Several special police teams have been deployed to track down the suspects involved. 


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